Cradle apparatus.



W. F. WALSH.

CRADLE APPARATUS.

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APPLICATION FILED MAYEI. 1913- 1,227,710. I Patented May 29, 1917.

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Wrmtaac-s hwtwrox L a 7 having side support for the cradle UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. WALSH, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONEHALF T0 HENRYF. MEYER, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

CRADLE arranaros.

Specification of Letters Patent.

;ate'nted May 29, 1917.

Application and May ai, 1913. Serial No. 770,877;

To-all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIMI F. WALBH, acitizen of the United States,residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cradle Apparatus,of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in foot-power cradles, its objectbeing particularly to provide improvements in the construction, wherebythe same is particularly strong and simple and easily collapsible withthe cradle part removable.

To this end the invention consists in the features of construction,combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.3

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved invention;

Fig. 2 is a detail view of a portlon of one basket Fig. 3 is a detailView, broken away, of the other side support for the basket;

Fig. 4 is a detail view of part of the framework;

Fig. 5 is a detail View of one pair of the bottom cross bars brokenaway;

Fig. 6 is a detail view of the treadle portion; and

Fig. 7 is a detail view of a portion of the framework and adjacent endof one of the bottom cross bars.

Referring to the drawings, 2 and 2 represent a. pair of vertical sidebars supported by the side base portions 3 and 3. The base portions areconnected by parallel pairs of .hingedly connected bars sand 4. The barshinge connection 5 with the base portions and extend underneath the baseortions, as shown particularly in Fig. 7. he inner end of each bar 4 hashinge connection 6 with the coiiperating bar 4 and overlaps the same,the bars 4 and 4 being adapted to be held in alinement by a clip ivotalsupport 8 .upon the bar 4 and turnable over the overlap ing ends of thebars 4 and 4". The vertica standards2 and 2. are connected by hingedlyconnected cross bars 9 and 9*,said cross bars 9 and 9* having hingeconnection 10 with each other and simila connection 11 with the vertical4 and 4 have standards. Said cross bars are each formed bear against thevertical standard when the cross bars are extended. The cross bar 9preferably overlaps the cross bar 9, as shown.

Adapted to be rcinovahly supportei'l in the upper ends of the standards,is the cradle basket 13. As shown, the basket 13 is formed with sidebrackets 14 at the rear 01 the center of the basket, each side bracketbeing formed with an outwardly extending pivot pin 15 adapted to fit inthe slotted openings 16 in the side standards. The pivot pin 15 at oneside of the basket is formed with a forwardly extending arm 17 from theend of which depends a chain 1.8 connected at its lower end with atreaclle 20. The treadle 20, as shown, has a support upon the rod 21,which extends downwardly through a slot in the treadle and is formedwith a laterally bent lower end.

In operation, with the parts set up as shown in Fig. 1, and a child inthe basket with the head toward the rear, the natural weight of thechild will hold the basket in level position. The brackets are soadjusted upon the basket that this will result. The depressing of thetreadle will lower the front end of the basket, the weight of the childcarrying it back to level position and thus causing a rocking motion ofthe basket. In collapsing the basket the chain will be dis connectedfrom the treadle and the basket lifted from the side bars. The frame maythen be collapsed through the medium of the hinge connection between thecross bars and the hinge connection between the cross bars and sides ofthe frame, the'clips being turned away from the cross bars to allow thembe- 'work including a pair of upright standards having shaft bearings'in their upper ends, a cradle arranged between the standards andprovidedwith oppositely extending bearing pins journalingin the shaftbearings of the standard, a forwardly extending angular arm fixed on oneof the bearing pins and terminating in a hook, fan underlyin treadlepivoted to the framework and guiv ed in its movement, anda flexibleconnectionbetween the hooked terminal of the a'rm and the treadle.

2. A cradle apparatus, comprising a frame work consisting a pair of sidebase memcradle swingingly supported by the stand-' ards, and meansconnecting the treadle to the cradle.

3. A cradle apparatus comprising a pair of side bars having downturnedends supporting the bars, folding bars for bracin the side bars apart,said folding bars eacg comprising hingedly connected sections lunged tothe side bars and one section of each folding bar overlapping thecompanion section at its inner end to prevent downward breaking of thebar, a standard rising from each side bar, one standard extending belowits supporting bar and both standards having shaft bearings in theirupper end of the standards and provided portions, a folding bar bracingthe standards apart and comprising sections overlapping at their innerends and having their outer ends downturned to abut the standards, aclip pivoted to one section of each folding bar for swinging over theoverlapping inner ends thereof to lock the sections against folding, acradle journaled in the shaft bearings of the standards, an armextending from one of the cradle bearings and fixed thereto for rockingthe cradle, 11 treadle pivoted to the aforesaid downward extension ofsaid standard, and a connection between the arm-and the, treadle,

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence 0 two witnesses.

WILLIAM F. WALSH. Witnesses:

H. S.-Jo1mso1v,' H. Swanson.

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